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S — Survey to Sweet-scabious (Part 6 of 12)

Swamp-cabbage, n. Skunk-cabbage, skunk-weed (Symplocarpus fœtidus).

Swamp-honeysuckle, n. (Bot.) Swamp-pink (Azalea viscosa).

Swamp-sassafras, n. Sweet-bay, white laurel, beaver-tree (Magnolia glauca).

Swampy, a. Boggy, fenny, marshy, undrained, wet and spongy.

Swape, n. Sweep, swipe, well-sweep.

Sward, n. Turf.

Swarm, n. Multitude (especially of winged insects), crowd, throng, concourse, mass, press, flock, shoal, host.

Swarm, v. n.

    1. Crowd, throng, gather in a swarm.
    2. Be crowded, be thronged, be filled.
    3. Abound, be abundant.
    4. Breed multitudes.

Swart, Swarth, a. Dark-hued, tawny, dusky, dark, swarthy.

Swarthy, a. Dark, dark-skinned, dark-hued, brown, tawny, of a dark complexion.

Swash, v. n.

    1. Swagger, bluster, vapor, brag, boast, bully.
    2. Flow noisily, dash, splash.

Swash-buckler, n. Bully, braggadocio, swaggerer, blusterer, roisterer, rough, fanfaron, Captain Bobadil.

Swathe, v. a. Swaddle.

Swathe, n. Bandage.

Sway, v. a.

    1. Move, wield, swing, wave, brandish, poise, balance.
    2. Bias, bend, turn.
    3. Rule, govern, direct, guide, control, influence.